Mission Impossible? How many kettles will fit in a Grand Cherokee...

[SixZeroFour]

Later today my wife and I head down to Seattle for a quick overnight trip. Part of the purpose of this trip is to meet up with some friends from Portland who happen to snag the odd kettle goodies for me. 

... Now here's my issue... I may or may not have been a little optimistic in terms of what I can fit in our Grand Cherokee! 

Thankfully our boys are staying at Grandma and Grandpa's so I can at least remove the car seats and fold the rear seats flat. We're only taking a backpack of clothes so I pretty much have the whole cargo area but I still think I might be in trouble...

Here's the packing list:

(2) 22.5" Kettles
(3) 18.5" Kettles
(1) 22.5" Performer - Silver model thankfully! - w/Roti ring
(1) 18.5" WSM
(1) Black Jumbo Joe

Do-able or am I leaving my wife in Seattle? 

I'm not going to lie, I'm a bit concerned but figure I can disassemble the performer completely and then using ninja packing skills try to nest everything together. WSM also breaks down into pieces but HrmMmMmmmmm....

What do you think?

Six

[argentflame]

That is a lot of kettles. I would love to see a pic after you get done  loading them.

[demosthenes9]

As you can fold the rear seats flat, I don't think you'll have much trouble, especially if you can nest the kettles.   

[1911Ron]

Maybe the wife could ride on top with the cart or something?

[SixZeroFour]

lol, or how bout just attach the performer cart to the jeep like a sidecar on a motorcycle 

I'll get a shot of it all shoehorned in somehow Might have the WSM sticking out the sunroof like R2D2...

[Bob BQ]

Better start practicing 'Tetris'....

Be sure to take some pics!

[GregS]

the real problem is how will you fit the other 4 you find on seattle's craigslist in there on the way home? 

[Troy]

i once fit 10 in a subaru forester.
It wasn't pretty, but they fit.
3 stacks of bowls

legs were all in a bag
ash pans were in a bag
triangles in a bag
wheels in a bag.

I probably could have fit another kettle if i were to pack the legs, wheels, triangles better. Giant bags killed the space....

[Troy]

lol, or how bout just attach the performer cart to the jeep like a sidecar on a motorcycle 

I'll get a shot of it all shoehorned in somehow Might have the WSM sticking out the sunroof like R2D2...

that's hilarious.
yesterday at home depot i saw some dude packing six 8' 2x4s into his cars sunroof. i didn't stick around to see if he actually tried to drive home, but when I walked by he already had 4 of them in place.

[SixZeroFour]

the real problem is how will you fit the other 4 you find on seattle's craigslist in there on the way home? 

Oh I've pre-done my home work - 2 kettles and the smoker are all from Seattle CL

i once fit 10 in a subaru forester.
It wasn't pretty, but they fit.
3 stacks of bowls

legs were all in a bag
ash pans were in a bag
triangles in a bag
wheels in a bag.

I probably could have fit another kettle if i were to pack the legs, wheels, triangles better. Giant bags killed the space....

Nice! This at least gives me some hope...  I swear I could sit in a Home Depot parking lot and just watch all the hilarity that ensues 

[Troy]

also - when i squeezed 10 into my forester, there was no packing material or anything. bowls were literally stacked directly onto eachother.
they were all junker kettles and I did not care about damage. However, there was absolutely NO porcelain damage from the packing and driving.
It was also the noisiest ride ever.

[dazzo]

You're a Grillfella 604

Do

or Do Not

There is no How

(There is just Do)

[Ted B]

I'm just interested to see it done. Make sure to take pics.

[1911Ron]

I think we should have a contest to see how many kettles 604 can get in his Grand Cherokee, winner gets what he has to leave on the curb! Lol

[MrHoss]

I think we should have a contest to see how many kettles 604 can get in his Grand Cherokee, winner gets what he has to leave on the curb!

I'm in.  Good luck Matt.